Iran People:
Population:
68,017,860 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.1% (male:9,465,475; female:8,973,828)
15-64 years: 68% (male:23,556,970; female:22,701,065)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male:1,637,512; female:1,683,010) (2005)
Median age:
total: 24.23 years
male: 24.03 years
female: 24.44 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.86% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
16.83 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
5.55 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.64 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 41.58 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 41.75 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 41.41 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 69.96 years (2005 est.)
male: 68.58 years
female: 71.4 years
Total fertility rate:
1.82 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
31,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
800 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Iranian(s)
adjective: Iranian
Ethnic groups:
Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
Religions:
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2%
Languages:
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 85.6%
female: 73% (2003)
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